Weekend Cats

This is Larry petting Zack.


Why does Zack do this? Because he can.


Furry was watching the stray through the back door.


We take Willie out in the back wods 200 feet and let him go. He is way too fat and doesn't ever move. He's in good health, but I am not sure how long he can say healthy being that fat, so we force him to exercise. He runs all the way back on those fat little legs.


We have a kids wading pool in the back yard. I filled it up and Gracie, who is fascinated by water, just had to inspect it, and get a long drink.

Zack's Band

Larry's cat Zack is named because he has copper red hair like my Cousin Zack, (Martha's Boy). Zack's band, The Prix, is doing well in LA. (Zack, the cousin's band, not Zack the cat. Zack the cat is a not a real musician, just a meow now and then.)

One Ugly Cat

Mr. Stinky comes to steal kibble. An opossum is a nice neighbor, if ugly. They clean up the yard and don't make a mess. There is no cat box and they don't climb up you leg when they're hungry.

More Sunday Cats

This is the stray. She stayed out in the rain and cried all morning. She won't come inside.


I wanted to take a picture of Blue's new collar and tag, but his fur is so thick that you can't see it.


Ollie went out when the sun broke, but he refused to come in. "Come and get me" he seems to be saying. He fell for the old "shake the kibble box" trick. He's a slave to his stomach.

Wet Cats

This is Herman. I'm surprised that he came out in the rain.

The stray black cat just showed up. I'll take a picture.

Cute cats for the week.

Willie covering his eyes. It is so hard to sleep in the morning with Keith taking pictures.


Blue has discovered that he can climb out on top of the cabinets and watch everybody from a high point.


Oliie sits in my chair as soon as I get up.


Gracie read about the cat that got lost in construction and as soon as I started working on the stairs this morning she decided to explore and see if she could find her.

Spring Flowers

I had to blog the flowers in the yard. They are at least two weeks early this year.





Click on the Magnolias below to see a huge image.





The forsythia is so yellow this year that it hurts your eyes to look at it.


This magnolia picture was intense. Click on it to see a full size version (this will be my computer desktop wallpaper at work for a while.)

Molly the cat is finally free

WCBS NEWSRADIO 880: "Molly the cat is finally free. After two weeks stuck behind a brick wall in a 19th century Greenwich Village building, workers rescued the bashful 11-month-old feline from her plight late Friday"

CBSNews.com - Animal Pictures

While Blogging the Greenwich Village Cat story, I saw this link. Great pictures: CBSNews.com Animal Pictures

Neighbors Rally To Save Trapped Cat

Justine demanded that I blog this - Neighbors Rally To Save Trapped Cat - CBS News: "Rescuers used drills, miniature cameras, cat food and even a raw fish in a desperate effort to entice an 11-month old cat named Molly from behind the basement wall of a Greenwich Village delicatessen where she has been trapped for 12 days."

When I was renovating my house, one of the cats found a way to get from the celler, where I had installed a cat door, up through the walls to the back of a closet. It would come in through an unfinished place at the back of the closet. I would hear meowing and when I opened the door, he would pop out, very pleased with himself.

It took me days to seal up all the openings in the cellar to keep the cat out of the walls.

When we put the second story onto the house, there was a hole in the ceiling that went into the old rafters and up into a space between the new second story and the old attic floor. Of course, a cat got in there, and he would not come out until he was hungry.

I recently re-did the stairs leading down to the front entrance way and a whole new generation of cats were dissapearing into the construction area only to appear in the cellar or wind up in the same closet. I think I have it under control again, but the cats will find a way if I missed something. They stick their noses in everywhere.

Lazy Sunday Cats

I took pictures of some very inactive cats.
First is Zack, the nicest cat in the world. He is looking at me trying to figure out how to get onto my lap.


Next I had to yell to wake up Ollie in the bedroom cat window seat.


Poor half-blind Gracie woke up from a sound sleep in the downstairs cat window seat when I clapped m hands.


Here's mom holding Zack who doesn't want to be held.



Max was sound asleep in a corner of the couch. No amount of yelling could wake him up. He just curled up tighter.


I found Furry in the attic in his usual box. He looks mad, but he's a sweet guy.


Blue is missing. He has discovered the attic and hardly ever comes out, now, except at meal times. Willie is under the coffee table and refuses to have his picture taken.

Cat Blog Traffic

This blog had 208 page views yesterday. What's going on here? Who are all you people?

Lewis Hell Cat follow-up

Lewis, the cat from hell, follow-up: "Fairfield's so-called 'Terrorist of Sunset Circle' has some new friends in his kitty corner. Lewis, the 5-year-old black-and-white longhaired cat who made international headlines this week, now has a profile on MySpace.com"

Pet proves it's a cat's life after all

Pet proves it's a cat's life after all: "The slogan on the T-shirt read 'What part of meow don't you understand?'
In the past that would have earned a chuckle or perhaps the slimmest hint of a smile on my face.
Now, it gets a nod of deep understanding. It's still not funny, but only because it is so true."

Outsmarting the cat that wakes you up

Outsmarting the cat that wakes you up: "Gloria Stepps treasures her sleep. When her beloved 6-month-old kitten, Bongo, began interrupting her blissful slumber, she wondered what he wanted. At first, she thought he was just hungry so she gave him breakfast early. When her sleep disruption continued, she tried soothing him with verbal cooing.

Another night, when he destroyed some valuable items with his midnight kitten-crazies, she tried to calm him back to sleep with cuddling.

Mistake. Mistake. Mistake.

Bongo quickly figured out the secret to getting anything you want in life is to ask for it at 3 o'clock in the morning."